Machinery for the transmission of mechanical power.



No. 777,110. PATENTED DEC. 13, 1904. W. KOLLER.

MACHINERY FOR THE TRANSMISSION OF MECHANICAL POWER.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 24, 1904.

N0 MODEL. 7 2 SHEETSSHEET 1.

No. 777.110. PATENTED DEG. 18, 1904.

W. KOLLER. I MACHINERY FOR THE TRANSMISSION OF MEGHANIGAL POWER.

APPLICATION FILED MAR, 24, 1904.

NO MODEL, 2 SHEETS-SHEBT 2.

No. 777,110. Patented December 13, 1904..

I I IFEIEW II ITiE TATIES I/VILI-IELM KOLLER, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO LEOPOLI) STEIN, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

MACHINERY FOR THE TWENSIVIISSION OF WIIECIIAMICML POWER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 777,110, dated December 13, 1904;.

Application filed March 24;, 1904. Serial No. 199,863. (No model.)

To all whmn i2; mar/y (i072/fl6777/J lation to the initial driving-wheel. Fig. L is 5 Be it known that I, VVILiInLM Konnnn, a a longitudinal sectional view of the bearings subject of the Emperor of Austria-liIungary, supporting the shafting of the machine. Fig. whose residence and post-oflice address are at is a cross'sectional view of Fig. I. Fig. (5 5 No. 528 North Halsted street, in the city of is a plan view of Figs. I and Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of In thedrawings similar letters indicate simi- Illinois, have invented a new and. useful Imlar parts in the several views. provement in Machinery for the flransmission The driving-wheel A is connected in any of Mechanical Power, of which the following suitable way with the motive power. It is 10 is a specification. made of any suitable material and size and My invention relates to that class of mamay be set up at such angle with the horizonchines which are used for the transmission of tal or perpendicular lines of the building as mechanical power from a primary motor to may be desired. The friction-wheels B are other rotary machinery. made of suitable size and material. The shafts 5 The object of my invention is to provide a C, on which the wheels B are attached, are

transmitting-machine which will transmit the made of any required length and are sup- 5 rotary motion of thei'nitial drivingmachinery ported in the bearings I). These hearings to a machine or machines by friction, thereby are adjustably supported in the bearing-boxes avoiding the use of belting, cables, or toothed I-I, aiiixed to the frames E. The driven wheels gears; that can be set at any angle in the plane F are secured to the periphery of the driven in which theinitialdriving-wheel rotates; that machine or to the shaft G. 7 is operated by contact with a part only of the In Fig. 3 the driving-wheel A is supported driving-wheel, and thereby permits of the conabove the driven machine, which is set upon tactand operation oftwo or more transmittingthe floor, and connection is made by a short 5 machines with and by the one driving-wheel; transn'iitting'machine. Above the drivingthat will occupy less space than other transwheel and extending through the upper floor mitting-machines; that can be connected with is a long transmitting-machine adapted to imand disconnected from the driving and driven part motion to the driven wheel F, support machines; that can be stopped and started ed near the floor E. The shafting of this 3 more quickly and safely; that is safer in oplong transmitter is provided with several puleration; that is operated with less loss of leys (,1 suitable for the transmissionof power power and is more cheaply and easily conto other machines set atiright angle to the structed than other transmitting-machines. line of the shafts C.

I attain these objects by the mechanism illus- In Figs. t, 5, and 6, II is a bearing-box, 35 trated in the accompanying drawings, in which is attached to the frames E. In this whichbox the bearings D are adjustably secured and 8 5 Figure 1 is a front elevation of the machine are adapted to be moved toward and from in operative contact with the driving and each other. Each of these hearings prodriven machinery. Fig. 2 is a side elevation vided with an extended part 1, arranged to 40 showing the machine set at an acute angle to lap each other. In these extensions are corthe perpendicular in contact with the driving responding apertures J of oblong form, 9

and driven machinery. Fig. 3 is a front elethrough which a shaft K extends and is supvation of two transmitting-machines placed ported in the bearing Lin the projection M vertically one above the other and driven by on the bottom of the box II On this shaft 45 the same driving-Wheel, the upper machine K are two eccentrics N and O, arranged one extending through the flooring and provided above the other on opposite sides of the shaft.

with several pulleys to illustrate the several These eccentrics are adapted to lit in the apways by which power may be transmitted to crtures J and with the partial rotation of the other machines set in different positions in reshaft E force the bearings I.) from or toward each other and the wheels B into and out of contact with the driving and driven wheels. The operation of each pair of bearings is independent of the other. The shaft K is operated by a lever P.

\Vhat I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. The combination with a driving frictionwheel A, of a transmitting-inachine having two pairs of wheels B, a pair of shafts U lying in the same plane and supporting said wheels, two pairs of bearings D adjustably secured in their respective bearing-boxes H, each of said bearings having extensions 1 and apertures J; a pair of boxes H adapted to support said bearings; each of said boxes being provided with a projection M- on the under side adapted to support a shaft K; a shaft K having eccentrics N and 0 adapted to lit in the apertures J said shaft being supported in the bearing- L in the projection M, and a leverP adapted to fit the shaft K, substantially as described and for the purposes specified.

2. The combination with a driving frictionwheel A of a mechanical transmitting mechanism comprising two pairs of friction-wheels B, a pair of supporting-shafts C, two pairs of bearings 1) adapted to support said shafts and wheels, a pair of eccentrics N and O adapted to operate and adjust said bearings and suitable frames adapted to support said bearings, substantially as described and for the purposes specified.

Josnrn STAAB, JULIUS RUBINs'rEIN. 

